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CRISTIAN PEREZ-NAVARRO, MI’09 (CHI)
Cristián leads the Latin America Chapter as sitting Chairman. He was originally elected member national of The Explorers Club, as part of the Pacific Northwest Chapter, in 2009.
For the past twenty years, international chilean architect and urban planner Cristián Pérez-Navarro has been focused on advancing a sustainable relationship between globally relevant high conservation value ecosystems and urban settlements, toward science-based integrated solutions that provide balance between humans and nature, that help secure the permanence of future generations on this unique Planet.
From the small and remote Juan Fernandez Islands on the South American Pacific to the Valdivian Rainforest, to the Isthmus of Panama, and more recently spanning to a Continental focus along the Pacific Americas Flyway, between Alaska and Patagonia, exploring the impact of multi-sectorial collaboration without borders.
Cristián is currently Executive Director at Global-Nomad.org, a co-founder of the Coastal Solutions Fellows Program at Cornell University, and a member of Chile’s National Working Group developing Methodological Guidelines for Coastal Risk Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change for all 17 coastal nations in Latin America and the Caribbean, a project led by the University of Cantabria in Spain.
Websites:
http://global-nomad.org
http://en.solucionescosteras.org
ALFREDO POURAILLY D., FI’20 (CHI)
Alfredo was elected a member of The Explorers Club in 2020. He is a Leica-supported documentary filmmaker and photographer, 2020 Rolex Explorers award-winning explorer, 2019 Young Explorers award winner, and member of The Explorers Club.
55 SUR media production company founder, from where he develops cultural, photographic, and film projects in collaboration with brands such as Leica, Fjällräven, Patagonia, Karün, and organizations such as the Wildlife Conservation Society.
He has focused his work on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, the southern region of Patagonia. His fascination with islands and remote landscapes has led him to work in Svalbard and Greenland as well.
Websites:
www.55surmedia.com
www.postalesdehielo.com
FEDERICO G. GUERRERO, MI’20 (ARG)
Fede holds a master’s unlimited license, has sailed on tankers and fishing vessels, as well as sailed singled handed across the Atlantic. He built his own sailboat to sail to Antarctica and now uses all of these experiences to support photographers, divers, and scientific expeditions in the South with Quixote Expeditions. Living in Ushuaia, his local knowledge helps the expeditions with their goals.
After an expedition to Isla de los Estados to look for arachnids, his support was acknowledged with a pseudoscorpion now bearing his name.
Website:
www.quixote-expeditons.com
LAURA K.O. SMITH, MI’20 (ARG)
Laura joined The Explorers Club in 2020. She explores the Southern Ocean by boat, with her first trip to Antarctica on a sailboat her husband Federico built. Her encounters with the Southern Continent have led her to maximize ways that scientists can get data to protect this special place. She works hard as part of the Polar Citizen Science Collective to use the power of citizen science to collect real data about the polar regions.
On her own vessels, in addition to supporting citizen science, she and her husband Federico have supported scientific and archeological expeditions to South Georgia, Isla de los Estados, Antarctica and the Chilean Fjords. She is happiest joining right in with the expeditions in these remote locations.
Websites:
www.quixote-expeditons.com
www.polarcollective.org